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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 11544534, member: 5833&quot;]Last month my Christmas gift to myself was a 14K hardstone cameo brooch &amp; earrings set, probably Edwardian.&nbsp; I forget exactly how the text of the listing was worded, but something about items having been tested by &#039;our experts.&#039;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>When my offer was accepted, I wrote seller to confirm what absence of any mention seemed to indicate, that set did not need to go first to authenticator.&nbsp; I could see the pieces were good quality &amp; of course knew I was better equipped to evaluate the cameos, so didn&#039;t feel the need of a third party to reassure me; I was more concerned about jewellery getting lost in the mail.&nbsp; She replied that authentication was not needed &amp; shipped them directly to me.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m sure the price would have met any criterion for that.&nbsp; However, I did notice other of her listings that did have the language about authentication.&nbsp; I did not want to press her on the matter, she came across as rather frazzled as it was, but I did wonder.&nbsp; The whole thing sounds like a massive boondoggle to me.&nbsp; How are these authenticators paid?&nbsp; Is that another slice out of the seller&#039;s revenue?&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie96" alt=":wacky:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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